-
Recent Posts
Categories
- Community Based Learning (81)
- Gambles Mill Trail (15)
- HJA (1)
- Lit Circle (14)
- Lodge Life (1)
- Portlandness (1)
- Reflection Spot (109)
- Synthesis (90)
- Trips (19)
- Uncategorized (188)
- Westhampton Lake (23)
Log In
Author Archives: Garrett
Week 10: Synthesis #2 – We are Environmental Leaders!
As the year draws to a close, I look back at the “How well do you know your place?” test from The Axe Handle Academy that we took on the first day of class. I chuckle at the apparent ignorance … Continue reading
Posted in Synthesis
Comments Off on Week 10: Synthesis #2 – We are Environmental Leaders!
Week 9: Reflection Spot #3 – Sometimes You Just Need to Stop and Appreciate
I want to say that not much has changed since the last time I was here, but I know better than that. I know to look a little harder and breathe a little deeper. I know to stop myself. To … Continue reading
Posted in Reflection Spot
1 Comment
Week 8: Community-Based Service – Building an Empire
As we huddled outside this morning in the frigid air down at Pony Pasture, Ralph White, former park manager of the James River System, told us his story. Beginning with the horror story of how people once viewed the park … Continue reading
Posted in Community Based Learning
Comments Off on Week 8: Community-Based Service – Building an Empire
Week 7: Reflection Spot #2 – Sometimes You Just Need to Stop and Breathe
It’s funny how life feels so rushed. I feel like I haven’t been able to breathe since arriving back from our fall break trip. It’s not just me either. I feel as if the world is turning faster. And faster. … Continue reading
Posted in Reflection Spot
Comments Off on Week 7: Reflection Spot #2 – Sometimes You Just Need to Stop and Breathe
Week 6: Chesapeake Bay Watershed – The One We Call Home
As we packed up the van and drove off on the rainy Friday morning, I had no idea how to feel about the trip we were about to take. With plans already collapsing due to the government shutdown and the … Continue reading
Posted in Trips
Comments Off on Week 6: Chesapeake Bay Watershed – The One We Call Home
Week 4: James River Park System – So Much More to Explore
One of the things that I wish I had done more often last year was get off campus. The city of Richmond has so much to offer and to take advantage of, including the wonderful James River. Over the summer, … Continue reading
Posted in Community Based Learning
Comments Off on Week 4: James River Park System – So Much More to Explore
Week 3: Maymont Nature Center – The Tales of Beetle and the Bard
We arrived at the Nature Center 10 minutes before the center opened, so we took a stroll to the small lake across the street. With the sun shining and a slightly chilly breeze drifting across the lake, I balanced on … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged maymont nature center
Comments Off on Week 3: Maymont Nature Center – The Tales of Beetle and the Bard
Week 2: Reflection – Sometimes You Have to Stop and Look
Sunday, September 8, 2013; 11:00PM It’s awfully quiet here. Well, not quiet, but peaceful. The sounds of the insects prevent me from saying otherwise. But as I sit here, alone, surrounded by what many would call nature, I cannot help … Continue reading
Posted in Reflection Spot
2 Comments
Week 1: Westhampton Lake – More Than Meets The Eye
Right at the heart of campus lays our very own Westhampton Lake. Every student has walked along its shore or across its body, absorbing its tranquility and beauty. At night, you can always find someone leaning backwards over the ledge … Continue reading
Posted in Westhampton Lake
2 Comments